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In tslecommunicationj6ystems lt i8 often nece66ary to reduce the ~ ;~
amplitude distortion of a tran6mis~ion channel, 80 that the 108~ .
over the bandwidth of the channel i6 substantially con~tant, iDe
within pre6cribed variation limit6. Networks which can be ~-
oA6cAded with a trAn6mi~sion channel to make the 10~8 more or ;
les6 con~tant are termed amplitude equalizer6. Such equalizere
have~ in the past, been generally construoted with relatively
bulky component6 6uch as coils and capacitors. More recently, ;~
ways have been eought to eliminate coils from eleotronic
circuits, particularly in low frequency application6 (say below
10 kHz) where they tend to be di6proportionately large, heavy
and expensive. Nowadays it i~ becoming common to use circuits
¢ontaining only amplifier6, re6istors and oapacitor6 since 6uch
circuits can be ~mall, light and oan be realised in microelectronic
form and can utili6e thin film or thick film components. An
object of the pre6ent invention iB to provide a 6econd order
biquadratic amplitude equalizer. Such an equalizer may include
differential input operational amplifiers, capacitor~ and
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resistors ha~ing characteri~tics, 6uch a~ centre freqllency,
amplitude and Q-factor which can be designed or ad~usted 80 as
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to provide amplitude shaping within a frequency range
including audio frequencies.
Equalizers constructed according to the present invention may
be used for
a. audio telecommunication channel equalization;
b. audio equalization for sound recording, reproduction
or measurement, e.g. in the form of "graphic equalizers"
which would require a bank of similar equalizers tuned
to adjacent frequency bands; or
c. equalization of microphones for standard performance
tests.
According to the present invention there is provided an active
amplitude equalizer network having two differential input
operational amplifiers each having an inverting input, a non~
inverting input and an output, a first input terminal, a first
output terminal and a reference terminal, a first, a second,
a third and a fourth junction point, said first junction point ~ ;
being connected to said input terminal by a first resistance
and being connected to said reference terminal by a second
resistance, said second junction point being conneated to
the input terminal by a third resistance and being connected
to the output of the first differential ampllfier by a fourth
resistance, said third junction point being connected to the
output of the first differential amplifier by a first pre-
determinable resistance element and being connected to the
output of the second differential amplifier by a first capaci-
tance, said fourth junction point being connected to said first
junction point by a second pre-determinable resistance element
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and being connected to the outpu-t of the second differential
amplifier by a fifth resistance, and a second capacitance
connected between the fourth junction point and the first input
terminal, wherein the non-inverting input of the first differ-
ential amplifier is connected to the fourth junction point, and
the non-inverting input of the second differential amplifier is
connected to the second junction point, and a first pole of a
flrst selectable switch means is connected to the inverting
input of the first differential amplifier, a first pole of a
second selectable switch means is connected to the inverting
input of the second differential amplifier, a second and a .
third pole of said first selectable switch means are connected
to said third junction point, a fourth pole of said first
selectable switch means is connected to said second junction
point, a second pole of said second selectable switch means is . -~
connected to said fourth junction point and a third and a fourth -:
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pole of said second selectable switch means are connected to ~- .
said third junction point, the arrangement being that said first
and said second selectable switch means are ganged to operate in
synchronism, the first pole of either switch being connectable .
at any one time to one only of the second,'~~third and fourth
poles of the same switch, the arrangement being further such ~ ~ :
that the first and second amplifier form part of a gyrator in a ~ . :
resonant circuit having a variable resonant frequency and which
is connected to an input network consisting of said first and
said second resistances said second pre-determinable resistance
element and said second capacitance, the ratio of resistance of
said first and said second resistance being selectable so as to
control the attenuation at said resonant frequency and the ~`
Q-factor of the network, the output from said network being
derived from the output of said first differential amplifier.
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The invention will now be described by way of example, with
reference to the accompanying diagrammatic drawing in which:-
Figure 1 shows the basic form oE the circuit;
Figure 2 illustrates graphically the shape of
equalizer characteristic derived from a network
according to the invention;
Figure 3 shows a variation to the input network
for the circuit of Figure l; and
Figure 4 shows a further variation of the network
according to the invention which permits manual
adjustment of the circuit parameters.
Referring now to Figure 1, the equalizer network comprises a
first differential input operational amplifier 1 and a second
differential input operational amplifier 2 each having an
inverting input, a non-inverting input and an output inter-
connected by way of resistors and capacitors in a network which
does not include any coils to provide inductance. The equal- -
izer has an input network connected between an input terminal
3 and an earth reference terminal 4, said input network
consisting of a resistor 5 and a resistor 6 in series between .said terminals 3 and 4, and a capacitor 7 connected in parallel
with the resistor 5. The junction point 8 between the
resistors 5 and 6 is connected to the non-inverting input
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of the amplifier 1. The inverting input of the amplifier 1 is `
connected to a first selectable switch 9. The inverting input
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oE the amplifier 2 i6 connec-ted to a ~urther 6electable switch
10 which ic gnnged to said 6witch 9. The input terminRl 3 i~
connected by way of a reaistor 11 and a resi6tor 12 in 6eries to
the output of the amplifier 1. The output of the amplifier 1 i~
connected to the output of the ~mplifier 2 by way of a resietor 13
and a capao~tor 14 in ~eriea. The output of khe amplifier 12 i8
also connected to the junction point 8 by way of A re~istor 15.
The junction point 16 between the re6iBtorB 11 and 12 i~ directly
connected to the non-inverting input of the amplifier 2 and
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~electably to the inverting input of the amplifier.1 by way of
the switch 9. The junction point 17 between the re~i~tor 13 and
capacitor 14 is selectively coupled to the inverting input of the . ~ .-
ampiifiers 1 and 2 by way of the switches 9 and 10 re pectively. ~.; - .~.
The output from the equalizer network is derlved fro~ an output
terminal 18 directly connected to the output of~the amplifier 1.
Considering now an analy~i~ of the equalizer network and a6suming
that the amplifiers 1 and 2 have a very high .~nput impedance, very
low output imped~nce and a very high gain, then, for any position
of the 6witches 9 and 10 an ~lnput signal V in and an output signal
V out i~ related by the following equation ~.
out G11 G1 G1 ~,~C14(G12G - G11 G6) ~ B2 C C14 G12 t1)
V ~ ~ ~ ~ = ~ , .
where ~ i6 the complex frequency variable,
G11 denotes the conductance of the re6istor 11~
G12 denotes the conductance of the resi6tor 12, etc~ and
C7 denotes the capacttance of the capacitor 7,
C14 dehotee the oapacitance of the capacitor 14.
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The transfer function of second-order biquadratio amplitude
equalizers may be expre~sed in ~eneral term6 by the following
expres6ion:- !
T(e) s2 ~ hb~sOs + ~20, (2)
B~ + b~Os ~ ~o2
where the resonance ~ngular frequency i6 ~Jo~ . .
the amplitude at the re60nance frequenoy i~ h,
the Q-factor i61/b, and
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the bandwidth 19 ~ob ~ .
The bandwidth iB i1lustrated in Figure 2 on the graph 6howing the
relationship between signal amplitude (loss in dB) and angular
frequency. It will be 6een that the bandwidth i8 defined a6 the
i~ difference in frequency at half the maximum lo66 produced at the ~-
~ resonant frequency of the equalizer network.
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,~ For 60me communication tran~mission channel6 it i6 pos6lble to
o determine the parameters ~0, h and b for each of a 6et of
-~ equalizers which, when ca~caded with the channel will provide the
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section6 it is neoe6sary to relate the element values of the circuit
with the parameters.
From equation (1) thb parameters may be determined in terms of the
re~i6tances and oapacitances of the circuit elements as follows:-
IG11 G1~ G15 ¦ ~R12) (3
~G12 C7 C14,~3 ~) 13 15 7 14
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G 2 G5 - G11 G6 = R6 R5( 12/ 11_ (4)
G12 G5 + G ~ 6 R6 + R5
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b = C14 G12 (G6 + G5) ~ 4 /R11 (R6 + R5) ~R13 R15
7 14 G11 G12 G13 ~15 ~ C7 I R12 (5)
f where the resistor 11 having a conductance Gll has a resis-
10 tance R11 etc,
and the capacitor 14 has a capacitance C14 as for equation 1. ~ -
The equations (3) to (5) can be inverted to yield formulae
for the circuit elements in terms of the parameters ~o, h
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and b.
A possible set of formulae will now be developed. It will be
noted in the equation (3) to (5) that the resistors 11 and 12
only appear as a ratio in terms of their resistances as
~ (R12/R11?. It is therefore convenient to choose the resis~
, tances of resistors 11 and 12 to be substantially equal,
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reduced which leads to a useful economy in construction. It ;
will therefore be assumed (for convenience, not of necessity), ~-
that the resistance of resistor 11 is equal to the resistance
of the resistor 12. For similar reasons it is more economical
to assume that the capacitor 7 has the same capacitance as
capacitor 14, and also that the resistances of the resistors
13 and 15 are equal. The values of these pairs of components
will be denoted according to the following convention:-
C7 = C14= c and
R13 = R15 R
The equations (3) to ( 5) can now he re-written as:-
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h = R6 - R
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b = R(R6 + R5) (8)
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One possible set of formulae for the element values, corres-
ponding to the arbitrary assumptions described above, is
therefore~
10 Rll R12
Rl 3 = Rl 5 ( 10 ) ;,
C7 = C14 = C = l~oR (11)
R6 = 2R/b (l-h) (12)
R5 = 2R/b (l+h) (13?
where R must be chosen to have a value which leads to con-
venient values for the other elements; in addition Rll and
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R12 will be chosen to have convenient equal values. It
should be noted that from equation (4) the value of h, the
amplitude of the resonance frequency ~O, is always less than
unity, and it will be appreciated from equation (1) that at
low frequencies (where s-~ 0) and at high frequencies (where
s-~00) the amplitude tends to unity, so that the amplitude
characteristic of the equalizer is always valley-shaped, with
a minimum at the resonance frequency (as shown in Figure 2).
The "depth" of the valley is l-h, and it follows Erom equation
(4) that:-
R6 (Rll + R12) (14)
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In practice, in the construction of circuits in microelectronic ~;
form, it is not always easy to provide for one component to ;
have a value exactly the same as another; and in addition, the
effects of stray capacitances, tolerances on components and
amplifier imperfections are all liable to cause the equalizer
characteristic to depart from the desired characteristic. It
is therefore desirable to be able to trim, or adjust the
operation of the network after it has been constructed, either
to achieve a predetermined characteristic, or to provide ~-~
equalization on a trial-and-error basis.
Referring now to Figure 3, a preferred modification of the
basic circuit of Figure 1 will now be described. The circuit
of Figure 3 allows separate adjustment of the resonance
frequency, the resonance amplitude and the Q-factor, and ;
therefore is useful in many practical applications. The ;
operation of the circuit as analyzed with reference to Figure 1
is not affected by the modification to the circuit illustrated
; in Figure 3. If a resistance of finite valùe is connected
between the input term;nal and earth to form a delta network
it will be appreciated that this may be replaced by a star
network as shown in which a resistor 19 is connected to the
junction point 8. The circuit elements shown in Figure 3 have
been given the same reference numerals as corresponding elements
in Figure 1. However, the resistances of the input network of
Figure 3 are related to the resistances of resistors 19, 20 and
21 of the input network of Figure 3 by the following formulae:-
R5 + P/R20; R6 = P/R21 (15)
were P = Rlg R20 + R20 R21 21 19 (16)
the equation (3) for the resonance frequency therefore remains
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Y becomes:-
h = R20 ~ R21 (R12/ 11) (17)
R23 21
and the "valley" depth equation (13) becomes:-
l-h = R21 (Rll + R12) (18)
Rll (R2~ + R20)
The equation (5) for the reciprocal of Q-factor becomes:-
10b = ~ 4 ~ ~R13 R15 (R21 + R20) (19)
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b =rl4 ~ , ~ R15
2 Rlg + R21 R20/(R21 ~ R20) (20)
~` The determining equations for the circuit of Figure 3 are
,t equations (3), (18) and (20). Yrom these equations it can be
seen that ~O can be altered by adjusting any of the resistors
11, 12, 13 or 15 or the capacitors 7 or 14. In low frequency
circuits it is usually preferable to adjust resistors rather
than capacitors, so lt will be assumed that the capacitors 7
and 14 are not variable. One chosen feature of the circuit
already analysed with reference to Figure 1 was the value of
7 the resistors 11 and 12 to be substantially equal, and this
choice applies also to Fig. 3. Thus it is found that the
;, resistor 13 or 15 may be used for altering ~O.
Consideration of equation (18) and (2a)shows that b is a ~;
function of the resistance of resistor l9, whereas the resis-
tance Rlg does not enter into the equation or (l-h). Hence
by adjusting the resistance of Rlg of the resistor 19 the
reciprocal of the Q-factor, b, can be altered without affecting
w or h. To alter the valley depth (l-h), either the resis-
tances R20 or R21 of the resistors 20 and 21 (or if necessary ~;
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the sum of the resistances R20 + R21) can be adjusted~
Because the valley depth is proportional to R21 it is
ergonomically preferable to choose to adjust the resistance
of the resistor 21. If a variable potentiometer is used to
replace the resistors 20 and 21 the junction point 8 is
provided by the slider of the variable potentiometer. In
this case the sum of the resistances R20 -~ R21 remains
constant, and the depth of the valley is directly proportional
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to the fractional position of the potentiometer sliding contact ;
forming the junction point 8. As previously stated adjustment -
of the resistance of the resistor 21 alters b, but this
parameter can substantially be altered by adjusting the
resistance of the resistor 19 which affects only b. A
practical realisation of the circuit for manual adjustment
of the parameters is shown in Figure 4.
Referring now to Figure 4 in which the components have been
given the same reference numerals as corresponding elements
in Figures 1 or 3, the network additionally includes a variable
potentiometer 22 replacing the resistors 20 and 21 of Figure 3,
; 20 a variable resistor~23 replacing the resistor 13 of Figures 1
and 3 and a variable resistor 24 replacing the resistor 19 of
Figure 3. The slider of the variable potentiometer 22 forms
the junction point 8 so dividing the resistance R22 into
resistances Rp and Rr according to the following equation:-
R22 = Rp + Rr (21)
The resistance of the variable resistor 24 will-be hereinafter
referred to as Rq when reference is made to it in general terms
and R24 when a specific preset value is referred to. The
resistance of the variable resistor 23 will be referred to as
R in general terms and R23 when a specific preset value is
considered.
The trimming procedure for the circuit shown in Figure 4 is
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as follows:-
1 Adjust the resistance R of the resistor 23 to set the
resonance frequency ~O (thereby also altering b, but not h);
2 Adjust the resistance Rp of the variable potentiometer 22
to set the valley depth (l-h) (which also affects b, but does
not affect ~O);
3 Adjust the resistance R of the variable resistor 24 to
set the reciprocal Q-factor b (without affecting wO or h).
In practice it may be necessary to repeat operation (1), and
it is often necessary to repeat operations (2) and (3)
alternately to achieve the loss characteristic required after
setting the resonant frequency. If necessary the resistor 15
may be made a variable resistor in place of the variable
~ resistor 23.
,` In microelectronic technology it is often only possible to
increase the value of a resistance. In this case an alter-
native trimming procedure is preferable, as follows:-
, 4 Increase the resistance R12 of the resistor 12 to increase
t. Wo, or increase the resistance of any one of resistors Rll,
R13, R15 to decrease wO;
5 Increase Rp to increase (l-h), or increase Rr to reduce ;:
h);
6 Increase R to increase the Q-factor; the initial Q-
factor can be designed to lie below the required Q-factor for
the worst-case spread of initial element values.
The order of trimming operations (1), (2), (3), or (4), (5), (6),
is fortunately exactly the order in which one would choose to
perform the operations when equalizing a typical channel loss
characteristic. Thus the resonance frequency is set to a
frequency of minimum loss, the depth is adjusted -to make the
loss more uniform and the bandwidth (or Q-factor) is adjusted
to provide the widest range of uniform loss. More commonly,
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the resonance frequencies of a set of equalizers will be set
to frequencies more or less evenly spaced through the channel
band, and the depths and then the Q-factors adjusted approp-
riately to give a substantially equal-ripple loss characteris-
tic.
If the resistance Rq is arranged to be an order of magnitude
greater than the magnitude of the resistance of the parallel
combination Rp and Rr,then the Q-factor becomes substantially
proportional to Rq.
In practice the finite bandwidths of the amplifiers cause the
equalizer characteristic to be slightly asymmetric; the ;~
asymmetry is greater the more the resonance frequency approaches
~ the gain-bandwidth products of the amplifiers. Usually this
; distortion of the characteristic is insufficient to be of
consequence, but it can, if necessary be corrected in any of
the following ways: -
l By connecting a large-valued resistor between the
junction point 16 and the reference terminal 4;
~,~ 2 By connecting a small-valued capacitance across
any one of the resistors 11, 13 or 15.
The asymmetry may be over-compensated, i.e. made greater in
the opposite sense, by using a smaller resistance (between
junction 16 and terminal 4) or by using a larger capacitor.
(Across any of resistors 11, 13 or lS). Alternatively, the
asymmetry may be made more pronounced by connecting a capacitor
from the junction point 16 to the reference terminal 4, or by
~; connecting a capacitor across the resistor 12.
~ The impedances of the compensating components (or distorting
i components) would be generally an order of magnitude larger
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network.
It will be seen that a particular advantaye of the networks
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described is that a very high Q-factor is obtainable with low
sensitivity. A Q of 100 is achievable, corresponding to a
very small fractional bandwidth. Another advantage of the
equalizer network is that circuit arrangements may be cons-
tructed with a range of frequencies of 5 : 1, a valley depth
of 60dB, and a range of Q from 1 to 100.
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